Slava Polubnev

Join Slava Polubnev for master classes on American Cha Cha and Rumba. These classes will cover techniques specifically in weight transfer and producing stronger body action. All levels are welcome, and no partner is needed.  

Born in Russia, Slava immigrated to the U.S. with his family during middle school. While attending college at Case Western Reserve University, Slava’s love for dance also blossomed; although he had been introduced to the art as a boy through the Jewish Community Center, it was only after he followed a girl, he liked into a class at Case Western on a lark that he became hooked. Over the next few years, he continued to study at a number of studios where he also began to teach. Slava has always lived by the ideas that you should do what you love, and if you love something it is never a chore.  

Slava measures his success by his students’, whose achievements including winning national scholarship titles at the United States DanceSport Championships, placing top three at prominent competitions including the Ohio Star Ball, challenges in Cleveland and Houston, and championships in Wisconsin, Virginia and Manhattan. Slava enjoys introducing students of all ages to the full spectrum of dance, from waltz and foxtrot to salsa and mambo – and everything in between.

Slava co-owns DanceFam Ballroom & Latin Studio with his wife and professional partner Kristin Polubneva; together, they compete in Rising Star and Open Professional American Rhythm.

Alexander

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Alexander, a professional ballroom dancer specializing in American Smooth and International Ballroom, discovered the sport as a cross-training and recovery method after a severe hip flexor tear. Despite his injury, he swiftly recovered and resumed his daily life. Entranced by ballroom dancing, he pursued it first as a hobby and now has turned it into a career where he dedicated himself to learning from renowned coaches across the US and internationally. In the past year, Alexander and his partner, Aubrey Meade, won the Professional Rising Star Smooth title at the Michigan Dance Challenge & CBC Dancesport and secured multiple final appearances in the US, including the Ohio Star Ball. Currently residing in Detroit, Michigan, Alexander teaches and coaches in Cleveland, Ohio, and other surrounding cities, promoting a holistic and organic approach to dancing.     

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